I am a mum of two crazy children and not the typical runner. In fact, the last time I ran, before this year, was when I was a pupil in Year 9!

I started running in January 2017, signed up for a couple of 5k races throughout the Spring and I've got the Cardiff 10k race coming up in September. So I thought - why not sign up for the Cardiff Half? I'm usually there at the finish line to cheer on my husband anyway!

I need to raise some money for Welsh Women's Aid - a charity who helps to prevent violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence in Wales, and to support those affected.

Women’s Aid was founded in 1974, or as they were then known, the National Women’s Aid Federation. They brought together nearly 40 independent refuge services and for the first time created a national network, which enabled women and children experiencing violence and fear in the home to travel across the country to a place of safety. They also started to campaign for new laws and policies to protect women and children living with domestic abuse.

Their roots are in the women’s rights’ movement, and the organisation is run by women for abused women and their children. They are proud to have been at the forefront of key achievements that have increased legal protection for survivors and have also raised public awareness of domestic violence and the sexism is society that means that such abuse is minimised, ignored or misunderstood.

So please, please donate generously and support this Charity and also feel free to cheer me on along the Cardiff Half route!

Thanks,

Jen

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